Wow at the gap between Yuzuru&Dai and the rest of the field. And Machida really went south.

I kind of think that maybe such a tight competition is the best thing that could happen to Daisuke in preperation for the next season. He knows he must be perfect. Lots of pressure. But maybe it's for the best.

Congrats Yuzuru!! So happy for him! happy to hear that Dai skated a phenomenal FS, can't wait to see both performances. I feel sad for Kozuka, it seemed like he had a bad skate, and I really love his FS this year

Wow at the gap between Yuzuru&Dai and the rest of the field. And Machida really went south.

I kind of think that maybe such a tight competition is the best thing that could happen to Daisuke in preperation for the next season. He knows he must be perfect. Lots of pressure. But maybe it's for the best.

He is now on Fuji.

Machida was not at all good. He also looked like he was laboring to execute his elements / jumps. Though he tried really hard to sell his program, it just wasn't enough.

Mura is a great skater too, but I'm pretty suprised he beat Kozuka. Now it's going to be interesting who will make the world team.

I'm pretty sure they're going to send their top 3 to the worlds... unless there's some other secret / hidden criteria I'm not aware of. Kozuka is not being pushed by the federation to be their top skaters. Those spots belong to Hanyu and Dai.

This performance should be great for Dai's confidence, to prove to himself that he can land both quads and skate a clean free Did he only do a 2T at the end of the 2nd 4T though? feed is choppy... couldn't really tell.

I saw the black piece of cloth fall at the end and wondered about that; unfortunate